People stumbled into India’s fight for ” Net Neutrality “

The basic principle driving net neutrality is that the internet should be a free and open platform, almost like any other utility we use in our home (like electricity). Users should be able to use their bandwidth however they want (as long as it’s legal), and internet service providers should not be able to provide priority service to any corner of the internet. Every web site (whether it’s Google, Netflix, Amazon, or should all be treated the same when it comes to giving users the bandwidth to reach the internet-connected services they prefer. Your electric company has no say over how you use your electricity—they only get to charge you for providing the electricity. Net neutrality aims to do something similar with your internet pipes.

Those against net neutrality commonly including internet service providers , like Comcast or AT&T believe that, as providers of internet access, they should be able to distribute bandwidth differently depending on the service. They’d prefer, for example, to create tiers of internet service that’s more about paying for priority access than for bandwidth speeds. As such, in theory, they could charge high-bandwidth services like Netflix, for example extra money, since their service costs more for Comcast to provide to its customers or they could charge users, like you and me, extra to access Netflix. They can also provide certain services to you at different speeds. For example, perhaps your ISP might give preferential treatment to Hulu, so it streams Hulu videos quickly and for free, while Netflix is stuck running slowly (or we have to pay extra to access it).

Net neutrality is a complicated issue, and a lot of people still aren’t informed about what’s going on. Explain the issue to your friends and family—the more people know about it, the more people that might be affected and might speak out. You can also check out each side’s respective organization, SavetheInternet.com . They’ve each got a ton of links to other ways you can talk to your congresspeople, write letters and sign petitions to make your voice heard.

We , ” The Gadget-Tech ” are open supporters of net neutrality, but we know it’s a very hot-button issue, and many of you probably have your own opinions on the subject whether you agree with us or not. So let’s get some discussion started in the comments below.

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Chetan Anand
Chetan Anand is Technical Writer at Gadget Tech.
He has pursued his career in IT field. He has good knowledge
of smartphones and smartphone technology ecosystem.